Guianan gnatcatcher

Guianan gnatcatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species: P. guianensis
Binomial name
Polioptila guianensis
Todd, 1920

The Guianan gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis) is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family. It is found in the canopy in the Amazon rainforest. This relatively plain gnatcatcher includes three subspecies, each sometimes considered a species:

Additionally, the highly threatened Iquitos gnatcatcher is associated with this group, though all major authorities recognized it as a separate species.

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